Willard north winnett



y 30, 1929. w. N. WINNETT 1,722,406

GARTER Filed April 5, 1928 Patented July 30, 1929.

UNITED STATES WILLARD NORTH WINNETT, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

GARTER.

Application filed April 3, 1928.

This invention relates to improvements in garters, and the objects of the invention are to provide a simple and durable one-piece supporting and fastening member of comparatively rigid material which Wlll elficiently support the pendant of the garter, and securely and detachably retain the free end of the leg encircling member in normal wearing adjustment.

A further object of the invention is to obviate the use of the cast-off or pin and catch most commonly in use in garters of this type, and to provide a similar article which may be produced at less cost and in which the production will be greatly simplified and facilitated.

A still further object is to provide a garter made up of less individual components than most commonly used, which may be readily adjusted in place, and which will not be subject to contortion when in adjusted position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists essentially of a one-piece member of metal or other comparatively rigid material, preferably of delta or triangular formation which is retained on the limb of the wearer by means of the engagement of the ordinary length adjustment loop of the garter with a co-operating retaining arm described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form part of the same and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garter constructed according to the present invention, showing the free end of the limb encircling member in engagement with the retaining arm.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the delta or triangular supporting and retaining piece with the ends of the limb encircling member shown in dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings A indicates the garter as a whole comprising a limb encircling member B and the supporting and retaining piece C. The supporting and retaining piece is preferably in the form of a delta or triangular member constructed of one piece of material and formed with sloping arms 10 and 11 and a base portion 1-24 The arm 10 terminates at the lower end in a free or disengaged portion and the base 12 flarly fanned at one end that an Her; 13 is. f med ther'ellsitween which Serial No. 267,054.

will permit the passage therethrough of a comparatively thin piece of material.

The arm 10 is designed to form a retain-- ing member for the free end of the limb encircling member B; the arm 11 is designed to form permanent retaining piece for the fixed end of the limb encircling member B, and the base portion 12 is designed to form a retaining member or suspending member for the pendant of the garter, which may be permanently secured thereto. The fixed end of the limb encircling member 13 and pendant may be secured to the retaining por tions 11 and 12 by means of orifices 14k and 15 formed respectively in each member and through which the retaining thread may pass. The delta may be conveniently stamped from metal or other suitable material and retaining arm 10 may be formed with a serrated inner edge as indicated at 16 for the purpose of more securely retaining the loop portion D of the limb encircling member. The serrations of the retaining arm constitute a salient feature of my invention, and while various forms of serrations might be used I prefer to construct the retaining arm serrated as indicated in the drawings at 16, comprising substantially square shaped indentations and projections of equal size in length and depth througlr out the inner side of the retaining arm 10. This form of construction is not only desirable from the View point of wear on the loop member, but is extremely desirable in retaining the loop portion of the garter in normal engaged position at all stages of the Wear of the garter. The substantially square shaped indentations are sized so that they will co-operate and retain certain strands of the rubber of the garter construction, leaving other strands or portions of the garter to be carried by the projections of the member 10. In this manner any tend ency of the loop to slip up in a gathered formation in the apex of the retaining piece C would be entirely overcome.

The loop portion D of the limb encircling member is slipped on to the retaining arm through the passageway or opening 13 between the base portion 12 and the arm 10 which is preferably, as previously indicated, of such width as to readily give passage to an article comparatively thin pwportions Bethe wetting.

[3 3.6 the position that the r g in mally assumes on the limb of the wearer, that is, in a comparatively sloped relation, lower in the front than at the rear, the loop I) is securely retained on the retaining arm 10, the security of the retention, ot course, being greatly enhanced by the serrations on the member 10. ln addition to this, it will be noted that the sloping of these retaining arms and 11 cause the end of the limb encircling member B to assume a comparatively sloped position with reference to the normal position the limb encircling member asi-iumes on the limb so that distortion of any portion of the limb encircling member is practically entirely obviated.

The depth of the inner sides oi the arms 10 and 11 may be formed so as to contorm with the averaggge width of the limb cncir cling member, so that practically the whole of the retaining piece C is covered when the garter is in normal wearing position, thereby providing for the comfort of the wearer.

It will be understood that instead of composing the delta C oil? flat material which is n'eterably stamped, this member might be formed of any convenient form of material, such, for instance, as a heavy durable wire material, whereby the member will be bent into position, while the permanent securing portions of the garter might retain the secured portions of the garter thereon by means of small loops or serrations to take the place of the orifices oi the present disclosure.

ln constructing the garter, one end of the piece oi elastic webbing, of predetermined size for the purpose is wound around the arm. of the retaining piece G which permanently receives the webbing, and stitching through the webbing and the retaining piece by way of the orifices l l is etlfected. The webbing is then further turned on the member and stitched along the outer edge of the arm to provide a secure fastening. The pendant which may be placed on first is r-iecured, by stitching through the orifices in the base portion 12 and a line of stitching is etl ecl'cd at the outer edge thereof. l l ith the completion of the len thenino loop on the tree end of the encircling men'iber B the garter is complete for adjustment.

ln placing the garter in normal adjus ed position, it is only nece, my in fastening to encircle the limb with the member ll and slide the len,g'theniu; loop D througzl'i the openintk' 13 and over the retaining; member 10, where it is securely retained until. disengagement.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a very desirable structiu'e has been produced, which due to the simplicity of the delta .membcr and the (so-operating formation of the garter provides a stable structure not liable to distortion and which provides .ior

the use of a flexible pendant member, which is at all times preferable in garters of this 0 Jaracter.

It will be further noted that the loop member will not be subject to excessive wear in its continual engagement and disengagement with the co-operatin supporting arm, since the lengthening loop is changed from time to time in order to compensate for the decrease in elasticity of the encircling member, so that the same portion of the loop is not always in engagement with the retaining arm 10.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely ditl'erent embodiments of my invention, within the scope of the claims constructed, without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying spccifi cation and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

l. "he combination with the limb encircling member of a garter or the like, of a one-piece triangular retaining member provided with orifices on one side and in the base thereof for permanently securing one end of the encircling member and the pendant of the garter, and an arm forming one side of the retaining member adapted to cooperate with and retain the lengthening loop formed on the opposite end of the encircling member, said arm being spaced from the base portion to provide a passage- Way at one side of the base.

2. The con'ibination with a limb encircling member or a garter or the like, of a onepiece triangular member adapted to respectively permanently and detachably retain the ends of the limb encircling member and permanently retain the pendant of the garter, comprising sloped retainingarms, a base portion integral with one of the retaining arms, said other arm being spaced from the base portion to receive and retain the loop formed on the free end of the encircling member.

3. A garter comprising in combination a limb encircling member provided with an adjusting loop at one end and adapted to have the opposite end secured to a rctaining member, comprising a one-piece triangular member formed with arms adapted to respectively permanently and delachably receive the ends of the encirclingmember, a base portion formed integral with one of the arms adapted to permanently receive and retain the pendant of the garter, said loop receiving arm being spaced from the base portion forming a passageway for the loop therebetween and provided with a uniformly serrated inner edge comprising unitormly arranged substantially square shaped indentations and projections adapted to register with and engage certain elastic strands in the encircling member.

4:. The combination with a limb encircling member of a garter or the like, of a onepiece triangular retaining member provided with orifices on one side and the base thereof for permanently securing one end of the encircling member and the pendant of the garter and an arm forming the opposite side of the retaining member adapted to cooperate and retain the lengthening loop formed on the opposite end of the encircling member, said arm being spaced from the base to provide a passageway on one side of the base for the loop and provided with a uniformly serrated inner edge comprising uniform substantially square shaped indentations and projections adapted to cooperate and register with elastic strands in the encircling member and retain said loop in engagement with the arm throughout its width.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLARD NORTH WINNETT. 

